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The summer box office continues lighting up.
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***Inside Out 2*** stayed at the top of the box office for a third weekend, and in the process passed the $1 billion milestone. And while it had to settle for second place, ***A Quiet Place: Day One*** still hit a franchise-best debut. Two Indian films also premiered and performing very well. The one loser of the weekend was ***Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1***, which massively flopped.
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The top earned a combined $147.2 million this weekend. That’s a great 20.5% up from last year, when ***Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny*** and ***Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken*** flopped. June 2024 ends with $962 million, which was down 4.1% from last year.
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***Inside Out*** kept the top spot for a third weekend, earning $57.5 million. That marked a 43% drop from last weekend. Through this point, the film has amassed a colossal $469.4 million, already passing the original film’s lifetime gross on Monday. The film is still ahead of ***The Super Mario Bros. Movie*** and ***Incredibles II*** through the same point. Even with ***Despicable Me 4*** coming up, the film still has enough juice to make it to $600+ million.
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***A Quiet Place: Day One*** had to settle in second place, but it still earned a pretty great $52.2 million in 3,708 theaters. That’s the best debut in the franchise, slightly over the original ($50 million). It was also one of the top 10 biggest debuts for a horror film (concidentally ***Us***, also starring Lupita Nyong’o, is there).
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This is impressive, especially considering that prequels rarely perform this well and with the fact that neither John Krasinski or Emily Blunt came back. But perhaps that was an advantage. A reason why prequels often fail to outgross the previous films, is because the audience already knows which characters will live and that kills the stakes in the film. Of course, some exceptions like ***Star Wars***, and even that one had to do with inflation.
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To differentiate itself from other prequels, the decision was made to move the setting to New York City and focus on new characters, played by Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn. This would allow the audience to grow attached with the characters, as they have no idea if they survive or not. Another big factor was the ***Day One*** aspect. One of the most praised aspects of the second film was the opening sequence where the audience sees the characters react to the beginning of the invasion. This film allowed the audience to see it again, but on a bigger scale. So you have have the hook, the characters and spectacle ready. The presence of Michael Sarnsoki was also a sign of quality. While the audience may know his name, his previous film was ***Pig*** and it was critically acclaimed. So far, the film has received great reviews.
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According to Paramount, 52% of the audience was male and 55% was in the 18-34 demographic. They gave it a “B+” on CinemaScore, which is the same grade as the original film. That’s a pretty great score for a horror title; no horror film has received anything higher than A–. The film may fall in coming weeks due to competition, but it should still have enough steam to hit $140 million domestically.
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Oh, Kevin Costner. You left ***Yellowstone***, the most watched show on TV, for this? Well, that’s his money. Who are we to tell him what to do?
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Costner’s new directorial effort, ***Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1***, bombed with just $11 million in 3,334 theaters. That’s even less than what his previous directed film, ***Open Range***, opened with back in 2004 ($14 million and that’s just unadjusted). That’s also barely above what his reviled ***Postman*** film did on its adjusted opening ($10 million) back in 1997. No point in comparing it to ***Dances with Wolves***.
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While there was potential for the film to be a sleeper hit, the odds were far more against it, especially in the weeks leading into its opening. For starters, the Western genre has been notoriously absent in theaters, but that’s because it simply has not attracted interest from the audience. You may point to ***Django Unchained*** as a counter-point, but you gotta look for ***The Lone Ranger*** and see that that’s what the genre has fallen to. It’s no wonder that the genre has moved to television, where ***Yellowstone*** was a huge success.
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And that also leads to another thing. Costner is undeniably one of the most recognizable stars, just look at the amount of money his films made back in the 90s. But that’s the thing; we’re not in the 90s and the star power has taken a dive. Perhaps there was some hope that the ***Yellowstone*** audience would show up, but it simply wasn’t enough. Just because you are the star of a big hit on TV, doesn’t mean the audience will follow you to the theater.
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The film itself, while raising some interesting themes, also struggled with its scale. The film along with its sequel cost $100 million. But it doesn’t end there; there are two more films coming up, with the third one currently being filmed. Asking the audience to watch a 3-hour film that serves mostly a set-up for three more films is too much. It doesn’t help that the film was not the return to form for Costner as director; it’s currently sitting at a weak 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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According to Warner Bros., 54% of the audience was female. Unsurprisingly, it skewed old; 47% of the audience was 55 and over. They gave it a poor “B–” on CinemaScore. Even when the old audience doesn’t rush to watch a film as soon as possible, the poor reception suggests the film might fall off in coming weekends. Don’t cry for Warner Bros; they are just distributors on the film and won’t really be impacted by the film’s losses. The real losers will be Costner and the producers. We’re still getting ***Part 2*** on August 16 this year. After that, who the hell knows.
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In fourth place, ***Bad Boys: Ride or Die*** eased 45% and added $10.3 million this weekend. That takes its domestic total to $165.2 million, which is just $1 million behind ***For Life*** through the same point.
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In fifth place, the Indian film ***Kalki 2898 AD*** surprised with $5.4 million. Adding its Thursday numbers, it already $10.9 million. This was one of the best ever openings of an Indian film in North America.
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Focus Features’ ***The Bikeriders*** opened solidly last weekend, but it looks like the film ran out of gas very quickly. The film earned $3.3 million this weekend. That marked an awful 66% drop from last weekend. That’s quite surprising, given that the reception was fine for the film. Through 10 days, the film has earned just $16.2 million, and will close with less than $25 million domestically.
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***The Garfield Movie*** eased 46% and added $2 million. The film has earned $89 million so far.
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***Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes*** is cooling off. It dropped 53%, earning $1.7 million for the weekend. That takes its domestic total to $168.1 million.
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After its impressive debut in five theaters last weekend, Searchlight expanded Yorgos Lanthimos’ ***Kinds of Kindness*** to 490 theaters this weekend. The film earned $1.5 million, taking its domestic total to $2 million. The film will be expanded this week, now up to 1,000 theaters.
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Rounding up the Top Ten was ***Jatt & Juliet 3***, which killed it despite playing in just 143 theaters. The film earned $1.5 million, which translates to a great $10,503 per-theater average.
#**OVERSEAS**
Alright, let’s get to the big one.
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Pixar’s ***Inside Out 2*** has crossed $1 billion worldwide, after adding $108 million overseas. It did it in a record time for an animated film; ***Frozen II*** needed 25 days to accomplish it. Its biggest market is Mexico, where the film has earned a colossal $81.9 million in just three weekends, and will soon pass ***Spider-Man: No Way Home*** and ***Mario*** to become the biggest film in the country. Other strong markets include the UK ($40.2M), Korea ($39.2M), Brazil ($39M) and Italy ($31.3M). Let’s see how high it can go, now that ***Despicable Me 4*** is coming up.
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***A Quiet Place: Day One*** debuted with $45.5 million overseas, debuting with almost $100 million worldwide. Its best numbers were in China ($9.8M), Mexico ($4.7M), UK ($3.9M), Australia ($2.6M), South Korea ($2.5M), France ($1.9M), Indonesia ($1.7M), and Brazil ($1.7M). Markets yet to open include Argentina, Chile, Finland and South Africa. Looks like we’ve got another winner here.
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Ahead of its debut this week, ***Despicable Me 4*** earned $13.9 million from 20 markets. Its best debuts were in Chile ($2.5), Colombia ($1.7M), Israel ($900K) and Hong Kong ($900K). Adding its numbers frmo last week, and the film is off to an early $25.3 million gross.
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\*\*\*Bad Boys: Ride or Die\*\*\* added $13 million, allowing it to cross $300 million worldwide. Its best markets are Saudi Arabia ($18M), Mexico ($13.9M), UK ($13M), UAE ($9.2M) and Germany ($9.1M).
#**MOVIES THAT ENDED THEIR RUN THIS WEEK**
None.
#**THIS WEEKEND**
Two releases, although both are opening on different days.
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The first and obvious winner is ***Despicable Me 4***, which opens this Wednesday. It’s been two years since ***Minions: The Rise of Gru***, and a big 7 year gap since \*\*\*Despicable Me 3***. Joining the likes of Jason Segel, Benjamin Bratt and Trey Parker, the new villain is voiced by Will Ferrell. Kinda funny, considering ***Despicable Me*** and ***Megamind*** played in 2010. The film does not separate itself from the previous formula, just adding a baby to the mix. Even with mixed reviews so far, there’s no chance it flops (Illumination is cheap). The question is how big it can go.
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The other release, opening on Friday, is A24’s ***MaXXXine***. The third installment in the ***X*** film series, it stars Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon. In the film, Maxine sets out for fame and success in 1980s Hollywood while being targeted by a killer known as the Night Stalker. The previous films have earned $15 million and $10 million, respectively. But there’s some speculation that this film could over-perform, even though ***A Quiet Place: Day One*** will prove to be heavy competition.
by SanderSo47
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Next week, there are going to be a lot of theatre cuts with *Despicable Me 4*, *MaXXXine*, *Kill*, *Sound of Hope* and the wide expansion of *Kinds of Kindness*.
Along with *Day One* and *Horizon*, theatres are going to keep *Inside Out 2* and *Bad Boys 4*.
Everything else is going to be harshly cut.